'Tweens

[SmilingChick]

Can anyone tell me if this is a term that pre-teen girls use to refer to themselves, or is it too uncool of a term for them to actually use?

[PajamaMama]

My daughter can't stand that term...she refers to herself as a "pre-teen". She will be 10 in a few days, by the way, maybe girls a little older would feel differently.

[Dar]

Rain thinks tween is dumb.

She also doesn't think 9 is preteen... and she sometimes used the term preteen to describe herself, but usually just says 12.

dar

[UnschoolnMa]

I've got an 11 year old here (she'll be 12 late this year) and she doesn't really think much of it either way really. It's not a word she uses to describe herself, but just another word I guess. Like Rain, she usually says Pre teen or just her age.

[SagMom]

My 10y/o just says her age as well, although she's certainly aware of the term "tween."

Actually, last night we were discussing a commercial where they were telling us that parents should have control of the tv remote (meaning control what their kids watch, of course.) I jokingly used that argument to get the remote, saying, "See, it says PARENTS should be in control, not kids" (meaning, it was my turn to choose a program.) Dd used the argument that they weren't "kids" anymore, they were a teen and a "tween." so it didn't apply to them.

That's the only time I've heard her refer to herself as a tween.

[Irishmommy]

Dd, who is almost 11, refers to herself as a pre-teen, usually in the context of "but mom, I'm a pre-teen, and that's how pre-teens are supposed to act". Usually referring to messy rooms/sass/etc.

[journeymom]

Dd, who is 10 y.o., loves being a "pre-teen". She thinks it's cool. She knows what a 'tween is but doesn't use that term.